It's been a quiet few days in terms of hard news at Leeds United, but there is plenty going on behind the scenes.

Leeds are continuing to work on their summer transfer plans, as they set their sights on a number of key signings with the likes of Abel Hernandez, Kyle Bartley and Angus Gunn linked with a move to Elland Road this summer.

And there is the future of the manager.

Rumours continue to circulate over the future of Paul Heckingbottom, who is currently away on holiday and not expected to return until Saturday.

That hasn't stopped speculation from continuing to mount, with several big names, including Claudio Ranieri and Filippo Inzaghi being linked with the Heckingbottom's job.

Head here for Thursday's latest

That's all for today

That’s all she wrote for today, folks.

A quiet day, all in all for Leeds United, with everyone either on holiday or international duty.

A hat-tip to Bailey Peacock-Farrell though, who has tweeted after making his full international debut last night in Northern Ireland’s 0-0 draw with Panama, who England will of course face at the World Cup next month.

Until tomorrow everyone...

17:56

Wagner commits to Huddersfield

Some news from down the road, where the David Wagner and the rest of the Huddersfield management team have signed new deals after they led the Terriers to Premier League survival this season.

Among their number is a certain Andrew Hughes, who was part of the Leeds United side who won promotion from League One in 2010.

16:21

Are the 49ers cheating on Leeds United?

Has anyone told the 49ers about Leeds United’s history with Chelsea?

16:14

Very quiet today...

Not a lot going on today at Leeds United, which is being picked up by fans.

With Paul Heckingbottom and a number of players and transfer targets on holiday we’re not likely to get much in the way of hard news this week.

But then again, Leeds United do have the capacity to surprise us, so it’s worth keeping an eye on things...

15:26

Heckingbottom latest

Leeds fans on social media are still discussing the future of Paul Heckingbottom, but there is little new news to report regarding his future.

The 40-year-old is still on holiday and is not due back until the weekend, which means if Leeds are to look to replace him, nothing is likely to happen over the next couple of days.

Leeds get Hernandez boost?

Sky Sports are reporting that Wolves will trigger their option to make Bournemouth striker Benik Afobe’s loan move permanent for a fee of £12.5million.

Which, if you connect the dots, could be good news for Leeds.

That’s because Wolves were said to be one of the suitors in for Abel Hernandez.

Leeds are also in for the Uruguay forward and their competitors appear to be dropping out of the race, with Aston Villa’s hopes also hit by their failutre to beat Fulham in the play-off final.

14:33

Inzaghi heading to Bologna

Filippo Inzaghi remains the joint favourite to be the next Leeds manager over at Paddy Power but it would appear that he has another job lined up.

As you can see from the tweet below, local media in Italy have him pegged as the new Bologna manager.

13:38KEY EVENT

Ideguchi in action for Japan

Believe it or not, but Yosuke Ideguchi has just played in a football match.

The Leeds United midfielder has not featured for Cultural Leonesa since February as his loan move failed to pan out, but was included in Japan’s preliminary World Cup squad and the Blue Samurai have been in action this afternoon.

Ideguchi was a 76th minute substitute for Makoto Hasebe against Ghana, coming on with his side 2-0 down.

He was unable to have much of an impact in his 14-minute spell as Japan could not get a goal back.

They are expected to name their final 23-man squad tomorrow.

13:11

Predict how the World Cup will pan out

The World Cup kicks off two weeks tomorrow, so if you’ve been starved of football then you can get your fix there.

Leeds will have Pontus Jansson representing them in Russia, while former United midfielder Fabian Delph is in Gareth Southgate’s England squad.

But how will the action pan out?

We’ve created an interactive widget in which you can predict the scores of all the games from the group stage right through to the final.

New manager in at Ipswich

Ipswich have confirmed Paul Hurst as their new manager.

The Tractor Boys had been searching for a new boss since the departure of Mick McCarthy towards the end of the season and have moved for the former Shrewsbury boss who led his side to the League One play-off final, after being tipped for relegation by some pundits before the season started.

They would go on to lose 2-1 in extra time to Rotherham and will now fear their opportunity to win promotion may have passed.

10:12

Leeds linked with German winger

A new player was linked with the club last night, as the website Kick Off has reported that German winger Christian Clemens is attracting interest from Leeds.

The 26-year-old right-sided player was part of the FC Koln side who finished bottom of the Bundesliga and is a former Germany Under-21 international.

He is under contract until 2021 though, so Leeds would not be able to get him on the cheap.

It’s an unusual link, not least because Leeds are very well stocked on the flanks at the moment, but also because the club are said to hold a serious interest in Crusaders winger Gavin Whyte, who also plays on the right.

09:33

Agent Ayling steps up his Bartley pursuit

Luke Ayling and his family are doing all they can to convince Kyle Bartley to join Leeds United this summer.

The two families are on currently on holiday together and judging by the picutres emerging from Instagram, the Ayling clan are doing all they can to get the Swansea man back to Yorkshire...

The latest on Heckingbottom

This week’s big story is the future of Paul Heckingbottom.

THe Leeds boss remains under pressure following his lacklustre end to the season. He’s currently on holiday, but that has done little to dampen the speculation that Leeds are considering a change in the dugout.